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Cork vs Limerick

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Under balanced weights Cork edges it, 66 to 65, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Cork is stronger on nothing outright; Limerick on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 1.9 of 66 points (scores 18/100)Safety: 9.2 of 66 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.4 of 66 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 8.6 of 66 points (scores 77/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 66 points (scores 75/100)Getting there & around: 7.0 of 66 points (scores 63/100)Climate: 0.0 of 66 points (scores 0/100)Air quality: 10.8 of 66 points (scores 97/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 66 points (scores 97/100)66
Cork
out of 100

Ireland's second city with a food-market heart

Full Cork profile →Where to stay in Cork →
Cost of living: 1.3 of 65 points (scores 12/100)Safety: 9.2 of 65 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.4 of 65 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 8.5 of 65 points (scores 77/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 65 points (scores 75/100)Getting there & around: 6.3 of 65 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 0.9 of 65 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 65 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 65 points (scores 97/100)65
Limerick
out of 100

Ireland's third city, a cheaper base on the Shannon

Full Limerick profile →Where to stay in Limerick →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCorkLimerick
Cost of living18 ✓12
Safety8383
Healthcare8585
Internet77 ✓77
Visa ease7575
Getting there & around63 ✓56
Climate08 ✓
Air quality97 ✓95
Quality of life9797

Cost

MetricCorkLimerick
Monthly cost, one person$2,975 ✓$3,433
Central one-bedroom rent$2,293no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCorkLimerick
Homicides per 100k0.70.7
Political stability (0–100)78.778.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)8282
Life expectancy81.6 yrs81.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCorkLimerick
Download53.5 Mbps53.6 Mbps ✓
Upload25.8 Mbps ✓24.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricCorkLimerick
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passportunlimitedunlimited

Getting there and around

MetricCorkLimerick
Non-stop airport destinations46 ✓39
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricCorkLimerick
Comfortable months per year01 ✓
Annual mean PM2.56.4 µg/m³ ✓7.4 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Cork or Limerick?
Cork is cheaper: about $2,975 per month versus $3,433 for one person.
Is Cork or Limerick safer?
Cork scores higher on safety (83 vs 83), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Cork or Limerick?
Limerick: a measured median of 53.6 Mbps versus 53.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.